Native America Calling Monday, October 13, 2025 – Language teachers celebrate success on Indigenous Peoples Day
After an intensive two-year adult immersion program, the number of fluent Spokane Salish language speakers nearly doubled. Some of those program graduates will be hired on as full-time language teaching staff as the tribe expands its language revitalization efforts. And the Yuchi Tribe in Oklahoma has established a unique partnership with an Australian Aboriginal nation to exchange ideas for revitalizing both of their endangered languages. We’ll hear about these two recent success stories.
Michelle Schenandoah (left) talks with Haudenosaunee culture keepers on the new video podcast, “Rematriated Voices”. (Photo: courtesy Rematriated Voices)
We’ll also hear about a five-part talk show, “Rematriated Voices”, centered on Haudenosaunee culture and principles. The first episode airs on Indigenous Peoples Day on New York PBS affiliate WCNY.
GUESTS
Sulustu Barry Moses (Spokane Tribe of Indians), program manager for adult fluency training and executive director of the Spokane Language House
Richard Grounds (Yuchi and Seminole), executive director of the Yuchi Language Project
Michelle Schenandoah (Oneida), founder and executive lead of Rematriation
Break 1 Music: Intertribal Song (song) Black Lodge Singers (artist) Enter the Circle – Pow-Wow Songs Recorded Live at Coeur D’Alene (album)
Break 2 Music: Reservation of Education (song) XIT (artist) Silent Warrior (album)